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You can use the ISY portal with the original mobilinc's, with the newer Moblinc X there is a fee to unlock being able to use it with the ISY Portal. I have the ISY portal personally and that's what I would recommend. The newer 'Mobilinc X' is a monthly subscription for both the app and the connectivity service. The original mobilic product family of apps is a one time purchase, adding Mobilinc Connect adds a monthly subscription. Is Mobilinc a one time app fee whereas the portal is a subscription? You may be able to add your isy to your zwave system as a secondary controller but it's not something I recommend taking on unless you're well versed in zwave and the isy since help will be limited should you have issues. In regards to your second question, I would have to say no. With that said, both mobilinc and the portal works well. Mobilinc does work with homekit whereas the isy does not (not directly though there is a workaround) That last part isn't necessary but just something to be aware of. I did pay for my network module separately only because I want the things I use it for to still work should I decide not to (or forget to) renew my subscription.

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Also, you get the network module free with an ish portal subscription so that makes it worthwhile as well. That way, should you decide to switch away from mobilinc in the future, you do not have to reprogram your system. Personally I would recommend running everything through the isy portal. Question 2: Is there any way to set up the ISY to run a scene or automate based upon an event, such as disarming the system? Alternatively, can the ISY receive a notification, text or email, and then take a action based on that? If so, I could set up to send notifications to ISY and then trigger on that, I'm thinking.

However, I most definitely want to integrate with Alexa. I have vpn set up to my house, so I don't necessarily need external access without port forwarding. Question 1: As an iPhone user with the choice to select either Mobilinc or ISY Portal, what are the key differences that I should consider? I don't really care about energy savings, but do care about maximum functionality with remote access, Alexa, and iOS. I found an older thread (2017) where this question was asked, but figured I'd try to get an updated status/opinions: I'm thinking that the ISY can do more, but there may be some downgrades, such as the ability to trigger devices on arming/disarming. I purchased the ISY mainly because of lack of flexibility with the automation module, such as lack of support for associated devices., and also due to a recent lack of reliability with the automation module, which has already been replaced once before. I have some older Insteon devices that I'm not currently using, but may explore those later with the add on module.įor starters, my plan is to do some proof of concept with the ISY so that I can see whether I can set it up to do most or all of what I'm currently doing with. I just purchased an ISY-994i for use with my current Z-wave devices (about 60), that I currently have configured in an existing configuration.

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